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August 18th, 2016, 11:11 PM
#1
Acronis TI 11 and Windows 7
Now that I have W7 up and running, thanks to the good help of the forum, I'm ready to start backing everything up. All my data has been transferred, and I think all the programs I need. Now I want to safeguard everything.
I have a box set issue of Acronis True Image 11 Home, which I've used for years on W2000 and XP. It has a bootable CD. Much to my shock the supported OS's do not include W7. This is not a good thing.
However, according to http://www.sevenforums.com/backup-re...11-ok-7-a.html I can still use TI 11 for backing up.
Questions:
1) Will this work as well as claimed?
2) Is there an alternative backup program, freeware, which is more recommended?
I'll be backing up onto a stand-alone USB hard drive. It is currently connected and working.
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August 19th, 2016, 12:16 AM
#2
What brand of hard drive do you have? You could download the free version of Acronis TI from Western Digital or Seagate.
If Acronis says Win7 isn't supported, I wouldn't chance it. TI didn't support Win7 until version 2010 (2 versions after 11).
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August 19th, 2016, 12:47 PM
#3
4breezes--
Acronis True Image 11 Home is ancient. (See the dates on the link you provided.) Its functionality on Win 7 is very limited. For $30 or less, I think you will be happier with the latest version.
http://www.acronis.com/en-us/personal/computer-backup/
Jim
WIN7 Ultimate SP1 64bit, IE 11, NTFS,
cable, MS Security Essentials, Windows 7 firewall
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August 19th, 2016, 05:38 PM
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August 20th, 2016, 11:46 AM
#5
Sorry for the delay. Yesterday was a bust day.
I was wanting to use Acronis TI 11 because that is what I had. However, I saw the wisdom offered, and downloaded the WD current version. It is running now, and will eventually be done. I started the backup last night at 11:30 and it is still churning at 8:45. That's over 9 hours and still working.
I am posting this morning from the laptop.
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August 20th, 2016, 02:42 PM
#6
9 hours? How much data do you have? That's why I always partition my drives; C: for OS/apps, D: for data.
Is your external USB 2.0 or 3.0?
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August 20th, 2016, 04:59 PM
#7
How much data? I think it's about 89 Gb. The drive setup is about as you have. I'll have to check to be more definite.
I have a lifetime of pictures transferred to the computer. That's most of the data. It's all going through aUSB2 cable to the backup drive.
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August 20th, 2016, 05:05 PM
#8
89GB? Ouch. Next time, I would exclude the data files/folders from your image. That will make your backups and restores much quicker. I never include data with my TI images; I always backup the data separately,
And then on top of that, it's only USB 2.0. No wonder it's taking forever.
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August 21st, 2016, 05:02 AM
#9
DONE!!! It finished somewhere between 24 and 26 hours. For a while I thought I would die of old age before it was finished. More in the morning.
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August 21st, 2016, 02:20 PM
#10
Originally Posted by Midknyte
89GB? Ouch. Next time, I would exclude the data files/folders from your image. That will make your backups and restores much quicker. I never include data with my TI images; I always backup the data separately,
And then on top of that, it's only USB 2.0. No wonder it's taking forever.
I see the sense in what you're saying, and will have to think about that. Doing that would mean re-arranging my drives.
The way I have things set up now:
C:\ W7 and some Apps, and all my email
D:\ More Apps and lots of pictures
E:\ Data and more pictures
This is all on a single 1Tb drive.
In all honesty I think it would be easier to re-install the OS and the Apps on C:\ than it would be to re-scan all the pictures. That is to say, the pictures and the data are more important and represent more work than the OS and the Apps do. However, I absolutely cannot afford to lose my email.
How do you backup your data files? Is it as simple as drag and drop onto your backup drive?
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August 21st, 2016, 03:36 PM
#11
I just back up my data files , 2nd hdd, to usb external drive using Syncback.
Free version is good enough for me. http://www.2brightsparks.com/syncback/syncback-hub.html
I do a folder to folder and let the program do the updating that is needed.
And when I do a new back up for the kids, that is about 650 GB, so it takes a while even with USG 3.0.
6 to 8 hours.
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